found: Wikipedia, viewed on Dec. 7, 2007:(Abul Ala Maududi; [vernacular Urdu and Arabic forms of his name given]; variant romanized forms of his last name: Maudoodi, and Mawdudi; b. September 25, 1903 (1903-09-25); d. September 22, 1979; also known as Mawlana (Maulana) or Sheikh Sayyid Abul A'la Mawdudi, was a Pakistani journalist, theologist and political philosopher, and is considered an influential 20th century Islamic thinker; he was also a political figure in his home country, where he founded the Jamaat-e-Islami Islamic political party)